An article in the Lexington Unit-Journal on October 21, 1937 was penned by Mrs. Howard Fincham and was titled: "Memoirs of the Pioneers and Early Settlers of Towanda Township." This article gives a thorough history of the area as it tells of the...

On October 11, 1964, the McLean County Historical Society, IL sponsored a tour of Northwestern and Central McLean County, called "Pioneer Prairie Trails". This tour included pioneer history of areas of Dry Grove, White Oak, Hudson, Lexington,...

Towanda, IL; Oral and written family and personal stories; Personal stories; Farms

The written history of the Elias and Eliza Branstetter Heller family covers four generations from 1856 to 1918. Much of the information was contributed by a granddaughter of Charles Heller, Angeline Kenyon. William Heller, son of Duncan Coke...